The interviewers hypothetical applications of education reveal he has never worked in business. a semester of highschool drama does NOT translate into presentation skills in business 15 years later. First way too much time will have past. Second, reciting a monologue from Hamlet is not remotely the same thing as explaining the justification for a business project and reading out data. Anyone who has done both knows this.
Exactly. I took 3 years of high school drama and the only thing that translates into the corporate world is confidence in speaking in front of people while under pressure to perform. At the end of the day, what really matters are work specific skills, which in this highly specialized, fast paced world, matters infinitely more than a bunch of irrelevant knowledge and skills Universities/College force you to learn.
Also, the future business people who would likely need to improve their free speaking and improvisational witty skills, are not the people who would actually take the drama class, they would steer around it or try to get the part in the play that needs minimal effort and has the least exposure to possible public criticism of their skills.
The interviewer poses thoughtful questions in comparison to the many other Caplan interviews I've listened to. Kudos.
An education is what you have left after you have forgotten everything you learned in school.
The interviewers hypothetical applications of education reveal he has never worked in business. a semester of highschool drama does NOT translate into presentation skills in business 15 years later. First way too much time will have past. Second, reciting a monologue from Hamlet is not remotely the same thing as explaining the justification for a business project and reading out data. Anyone who has done both knows this.
Exactly. I took 3 years of high school drama and the only thing that translates into the corporate world is confidence in speaking in front of people while under pressure to perform.
At the end of the day, what really matters are work specific skills, which in this highly specialized, fast paced world, matters infinitely more than a bunch of irrelevant knowledge and skills Universities/College force you to learn.
Also, the future business people who would likely need to improve their free speaking and improvisational witty skills, are not the people who would actually take the drama class, they would steer around it or try to get the part in the play that needs minimal effort and has the least exposure to possible public criticism of their skills.
Caplan in the Trump administration, PLEASE!